David S. Harewood

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I'm a (mostly) theatre director and producer, writer, performer and advocate who recently acquired an MFA in interdisciplinary arts with a performance and decolonial focus.

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I’m a (mostly) theatre director and producer, writer, performer and advocate who recently acquired an MFA in interdisciplinary arts with a performance and decolonial focus.

  • 6 years' experience
  • Joined December 2025

Skills· 1

Languages

  • EnglishFluent

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Government
  • Non-Profit Organization

Work experience· 5 roles

Assistant Technical Director · Dibden Center for the Arts, Vermont State University – JohnsonSep 2024 – May 2025 · 9 mos

Primary liaison between the student population and day-to-day access and operations of the center; duties included load-ins/load-outs of materials; resetting the performance space; light maintenance of lights, sound, and props equipment; inventory of props and set; house/stage management; off-site event coordination.

Founder · FIRSTSep 2021 – Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Founder of FIRST Collective (Fellowship, Inclusion, Resistance, Spirituality, Theater); a Black-led group dedicated to mutual aid, community building, and occasional live performances and installations.

Co-Chair · Columbus Police Accountability Project (CPAP)Apr 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 8 mos

Wrote, recorded, produced, and aired VO ads; conducted confidential interviews regarding incidents of police violence; outreach to potential witnesses; maintained relationships with conventional and underground media; primary liaison to the community, media, etc.

Campaign Director · Everyday People for Positive ChangeJun 2017 – May 2018 · 1 yr
State Field Organizer, Text, Talk, Vote (TTV) 4 · National Institute for Civic DiscourseAug 2016 – Nov 2016 · 4 mos

Education· 5

MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts · Vermont State University - Johnson2024 – 2025
MFA IA · Goddard College2023 – 2024
Theater/ Acting · Columbia College Chicago2003 – 2007
SAFD Fighting Styles · LA Tech University2002

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